Perhaps it's part of the Navy's weight-loss plan, but these blues are stinkin' itchy! And hot. But the only way I've found out about to make them less itchy is to wear one of my lightweight long-sleeved shirts underneath, which of course makes it even hotter. So I'll either lose weight by sweating it all off, or by my skin getting so irritated that it all falls off -- and since skin is supposed to be the largest organ of the body, that's gotta be worth at least a couple of lbs.

They're 75% polyester, 25% wool. Can't they make a cotton version for those of us who live in warmer climates where such a very hot uniform is not needed?

Although the utilities, which we have to wear tee-shirts under, are pretty warm too, even being cotton. So either way you go, I guess...